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> There are numerous of cases of financiers, academics, etc. who have been expelled because they have corrected their beliefs in contrary to the groups. Th
by nonrandomstring 2y ago
> There are numerous of cases of financiers, academics, etc. who have
been expelled because they have corrected their beliefs in contrary
to the groups.
The best thing to do is leave. Once you cross that Rubicon, never
think "I can change this system/institution from within". You will die
on that hill.
I wish people had better psychological education and preparation to
understand what institutions are. Realistic preparation before joining
the police, army, government, or academia would help many people avoid
so much suffering - and make those institutions "better" by making it
easier for differently-thinking individuals to get out and start new
movements or institutions.
It's really hard, because sometimes ones whole identity gets wrapped
up in that group. Cult leavers often talk about this. Rejecting the
ideas is the comparatively easy part. Escaping the people is
harder. But hardest of all is escaping the part of yourself that
identifies.
Sorry I don't have a better link to this video [0], but it matches my
experience, of waking up one day in an in institution I had outgrown,
surrounded by tiny-minded, compliant, insecure, mutually hostile,
self-deluding people. It takes courage to move on.
[0] https://youtu.be/LKiBlGDfRU8?si=yn9ii7jkoJ1w2pMo https://youtu.be/LKiBlGDfRU8?si=yn9ii7jkoJ1w2pMo